Rainbow Islands (NG+)

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Rainbow Islands (NG+) - Remastered Vinyl Edition on Polytechnic Youth (PY126)
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1.	Loading 01:56	buy track
2.	Act One 04:22	buy track
3.	Putty's Party 04:10 video	buy track
4.	Simulated Space 03:22 video	buy track
5.	Reloading 02:04	buy track
6.	Retry? 04:10	buy track
7.	10CC 03:03	buy track
8.	Putty's Party (Slumber) 08:00	buy track

about

'Theres something that triggers when we hear or see something that held an important place in our childhood, and seeing an article about Bubble Bobble reminded me of the playing Rainbow Islands on the Atari ST in 1990 or thereabouts. The clash of colour and sound, the shape of the character models and the enemies and the overall feel of the experience is something that came out easily in the studio. Rainbow Islands (NG+) isn't a re-soundtracking, it's a representation of the *feel* I get when I think about it. Calming and synthetic, upbeat but with moments of frenetic activity. It's a wistful, musical representation of my childlike patience and rose-tinted memories."

credits

released May 14, 2021

Huge thanks to everyone who's made this possible. Especially Dom @ PY, Colin @ CiS, Mat @ Woodford Halse and always B & T @ Black Beacon Sound.

Thanks to With Bells Records for the original cassette pressing.

Eurorack, DX7, DSI Mopho, MAM MB33, TR-09 / 08, Strings, Percussion.

Mastered by Stephan Mathieu at Schwebung. **Artwork design and layout by Hello Baby

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Apta Manchester, UK

One Man, Many Machines, some strings.

discography

Submerge

Nov 2023
Days Like These (Low Tribute)

Dec 2022
Starlight

Sep 2022
WF 59 - Elegy / Lullaby

Jan 2022
Echoes

Dec 2021
Rainbow Islands (NG+)

May 2021
WF 24 - Vignettes

Jan 2021
Sun

Jun 2020
Dyskolos / 1Hr Walk

May 2020
Home

Apr 2020
ADSR

Sep 2016

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